I’ve been writing about technology for two decades and am routinely struck by how the sector swings from startling innovation to persistent repetitiveness. My areas of specialty are wearable tech, cameras, home entertainment and mobile technology.
Would Apple AirPods be better if they had cameras on board? Should Apple make smart glasses like Meta ’s Ray-Bans? These seem to be the questions facing Apple engineers according to a new report. Though neither will be along very soon.
Apple is working on a new version of Apple Vision Pro, smart glasses and radically different AirPods, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his latestGurman explains, “The Vision Products Group is working on at least four new devices. I expect a lower-end Vision headset to arrive as early as next year, with a second-generation Vision Pro — sporting a faster chip — following in 2026. The lower-end model would cost about $2,000 and probably use an inferior processor and cheaper materials. It also would lack EyeSight, a gee-whiz feature that shows a user’s eyes on the outside of the headset. With the lower price, Apple is expecting unit sales of the device to be at least double the level of the Vision Pro.” Then, he goes on, the company’s response to Meta’s smart glasses would come the year after. In 2027, he says, “The team is considering launching smart glasses on par with the Meta Ray-Bans, as well as AirPods with cameras.”See The Comet And A Supermoon-Saturn Eclipse: The Night Sky This Week. “The company is exploring the idea of putting cameras on the earbuds, along with more advanced AI and health sensors. That would give consumers many of the benefits of smart glasses without needing lenses and frames.” It's still hard to get your head around, as it were. Which way would the cameras point? Would they have to flash to indicated they’re seeing stuff, to assuage privacy issues? Would they, most importantly, fulfill my long-held dream of technology to help my failing memory for names? If the AirPods cameras were facing forward and were capable of facial recognition, whispering the name of that person walking towards me, then I’m in. The smart glasses could do that as well, of course, but speaking the name through the arm of the specs could be audible, which would ruin the trick.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.Insults, profanity, incoherent, obscene or inflammatory language or threats of any kindContinuous attempts to re-post comments that have been previously moderated/rejectedAttempts or tactics that put the site security at riskProtect your community.
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